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SPT 1700 Series Product Reference G uide
Configuring the Remote Host PC for Use with the Ethernet Cradle
The remote PC you wish to HotSync the SPT 1700 to must be set up for Network HotSync
and configured to run from the network.
1. Make sure HotSync Manager is installed and running.
2. From the HotSync Manager, make sure Network is checked. If you don’t want
HotSync Manager to use a serial port, make sure Local is unchecked.
Note:The PC must be configured for prop er TCP/IP network operation.
The Ethernet HotSync Process
Once the CRD1700-4000E is properly connected, data communication between an SPT
1700 terminal and the host computer can take place. When a terminal is ins erted in the
cradle, the cradle detects its presence and attempts to initiate the HotSync process on the
terminal. All local slots in the cradle operate simultaneously; the HotSyn c procedure starts
immediately when any terminal is inserted into a local slot.
As stated earlier, if multiple slots are to be HotSync’d simultaneously, each must
communicate with a different host PC. If the application requires simultaneous connection
to a single host database, additional software, available from Symbol, is required.
Terminals inserted into daisy-chained cradles are HotSync’d in a round-robin fashion
simultaneously with any HotSyncs from local slots. Daisy-chain ed cradles share a logical
“fifth slot” on the CRD1700-4000E, which, while it shares equal priority with the local slots,
allows only one HotSync at a time.

Performing HotSync with the Ethernet Cradle

To initiate communication between the terminal and the host, gently insert the SPT 1700
terminal into a local cradle slot, or a slot on an inter-connected serial cradle. Do not force.
When properly inserted, the slot’s LED turns red, then changes to flashing green, indica ting
that the host and the terminal are communicating. Removing the terminal from the cradle
while the LED is flashing green will result in a disruption of communication data may be lost.
If the terminal is inserted into an inter-connected serial cradle slot while another te rminal on
the serial cradle chain is communicating with a host, the terminal waits (its LED r emains
red) until the first terminal finishes communicating. After the commun ication session
completes, the slot’s LED turns solid green and remains green until the terminal is remov ed
from the slot. To remove the terminal, pull it straight up from the slot.